diff --git a/Modules/Core/src/IO/mitkRawImageFileReader.h b/Modules/Core/src/IO/mitkRawImageFileReader.h
index 3ad97d9199..8e80383d4d 100644
--- a/Modules/Core/src/IO/mitkRawImageFileReader.h
+++ b/Modules/Core/src/IO/mitkRawImageFileReader.h
@@ -1,54 +1,51 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 #ifndef MITKRAWIMAGEFILEREADER_H_
 #define MITKRAWIMAGEFILEREADER_H_
 
 #include "mitkAbstractFileReader.h"
 
 namespace mitk
 {
   /**
    * The user must set the dimensionality, the dimensions and the pixel type.
    * If they are incorrect, the image will not be opened or the visualization will be incorrect.
    */
   class RawImageFileReaderService : public AbstractFileReader
   {
   public:
     /** Supported pixel types. */
     typedef enum { UCHAR, SCHAR, USHORT, SSHORT, UINT, SINT, FLOAT, DOUBLE } IOPixelType;
 
     /** Endianity of bits. */
     typedef enum { LITTLE, BIG } EndianityType;
 
     RawImageFileReaderService();
 
   protected:
     RawImageFileReaderService(const RawImageFileReaderService &other);
 
     std::vector<itk::SmartPointer<BaseData>> DoRead() override;
 
     using mitk::AbstractFileReader::Read;
 
   private:
     template <typename TPixel, unsigned int VImageDimensions>
     mitk::BaseData::Pointer TypedRead(const std::string &path, EndianityType endianity, int *size);
 
     RawImageFileReaderService *Clone() const override;
-
-    /** Vector containing dimensions of image to be read. */
-    itk::Vector<int, 3> m_Dimensions;
   };
 
 } // namespace mitk
 
 #endif /* MITKRAWIMAGEFILEREADER_H_ */